SALT LAKE CITY Jennifer Woznick, a fifth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, described to a cheering crowd of other teachers, students and parents what she called examples of recent bullying from Utah lawmakers. Is that the language used by a concerned elected official for the students of a city he is not even elected to represent? Or a bully? Woznick asked the crowd that had braved the frigid February cold to gather on the steps of Utah s Capitol on Wednesday. A bully! the crowd, organized by the Salt Lake Education Association, shouted back. The answer is obvious, she said.
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Parents with students at East High School said when teachers were out sick, their kids were placed in auditorium to work on remote assignments.
It’s been just over two weeks since students in the Salt Lake City School District returned for in-person classes. Middle and high school students now spend two alternating days at school, and the rest learning remotely.
But some parents aren’t happy with how things are going.
Melissa Hardy said she pulled her four kids out of the district at the start of the year, but brought three back when the district announced it would reopen earlier this month. And while her kids’ experience in elementary school has been great so far, she said it feels like no one seems interested to be back at the high school level.
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Dixie State University students are rallying at the Utah state capitol Wednesday in favor of changing the name of their school. This story and more in Tuesday evening s news brief.
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Childcare Costs Jump In Utah Due To The Pandemic
Since the start of the pandemic, the average cost of childcare has increased nearly 30% in Utah. That’s according to a study from the loan company Lending Tree. They looked at data from the U.S. Census Bureau and from the Center for American Progress a Washington D.C. based public policy group. In Utah, it’s gotten 20% more expensive for infant and toddler care. It’s gone up even more for 3 and 4-year-olds. Still, Utah ranked near the bottom of the pack for percentage of household income spent on child care.
SALT LAKE CITY A Minnesota educator has been selected as the next superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District.
The Salt Lake City Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to select Timothy Gadson III, associate superintendent of high schools with Anoka-Hennepin Schools in Anoka, Minnesota, as the district s top administrator. He will be extended a two-year contract and will start in July.
Gadson is believed to be the first Black educator to lead a Utah school district, according to the Utah School Boards Association. If it is the case, I think it s an honor and privilege. I think it s the Salt Lake City School District Board, really being bold and audacious and wanting the best candidate for the position. I think that I bring some things to the district and I m excited, Gadson said.
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SALT LAKE CITY â The Salt Lake City School District has selected its new superintendent.
In a meeting Tuesday night, the SLCSD school board announced that they had unanimously voted to appoint Timothy Gadson III, Ph.D., to the position. He will begin July 1 of this year pending contract negotiations.
Gadson is currently the associate superintendent of high schools with Anoka-Hennepin Schools in Anoka, Minnesota.
He has a Bachelorâs degree in business economics and secondary education from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as well as both Masterâs and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Washington State University.